AMD EPYC 9254 | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 9254 and the AMD Athlon II X2 250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD EPYC 9254 24 core processor released in Q4/2022 with the AMD Athlon II X2 250 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009. |
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AMD EPYC (129) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
4 | Generation | 1 |
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) | Architecture | Propus |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD EPYC 9254 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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AMD EPYC 9254 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
24 | Cores | 2 |
48 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.90 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
4.15 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeUp to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 9254, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD EPYC 9254 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
DDR5-4800 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
6144 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
12 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
460.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
24.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
128.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
5.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
128 | PCIe lanes | -- |
504.1 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD EPYC 9254 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD EPYC 9254 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
200 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
240 W | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD EPYC 9254 has 152.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 250 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm. |
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AMD EPYC 9254 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
5 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
SP5 | Socket | AM3 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2022 | Release date | Q2/2009 |
2299 $ | Release price | -- |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD EPYC 9254 | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Unknown | Unknown |